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Meu conto de Natal

Horas no shopping na semana de Natal, detesto ir ao shopping na semana de Natal. Com um monte de sacolas, sentei no café enquanto meu marido foi enfrentar a imensa fila de cupons de troca de notas fiscais, mas antes,  me dei conta que não tinha nada para ler na bolsa. Sempre tenho, um livro, o Kindle, ou os dois. Resolvi comprar um livro, de  contos, porque não daria tempo de ler tanta coisa assim. Entrei na livraria, uma olhada rápida em algumas coletâneas e comprei. Simples assim, um livro novo porque não queria sentar em um café e suportar vinte minutos de tédio misturado com o cansaço da tarefa ingrata das compras junto aos que, eu e minha irmã, sempre chamávamos "os desesperados", essas pessoas que deixam as compras de Natal para a última hora. 

Sentei-me no Café, as sacolas em outra cadeira, pedi um chocolate quente daqueles que parecem um danete de tão grosso e um copo de água da casa, que a garçonete trouxe com a má vontade costumeira, comum a todos seus colegas desde que se implementou essa lei que obriga estabelecimentos a servir água potável gratuita no Distrito Federal. Trouxe a água, o chocolate e um biscoitinho, um wafer coberto de chocolate. Abri o livro e aos poucos fui sorvendo minha bebidinha, deixando para lá o stress, a lei da água potável e a garçonete. Fui entrando no livro, em outros mundos, outras vidas.

 Algumas páginas de leitura e me aparece um garoto dos seus dez anos, idade da minha filha, cabelo curto crespo, estranhamente amarelo, oxigenado, a pele marrom, uma camiseta maior que ele, velha e suja, o odor azedo de suor forte e antigo: "Tia, tem um trocado?" Surpreendeu-me aquele menino, naquele shopping, naquele café. Achei por bem falar com ele rápido, antes que alguém se desse conta e o expulsasse do Café. Não, eu não tinha um trocado, e ele, ou ela, porque bem poderia ser uma menina ao final, tinha me pegado de surpresa. Olhei para a mesa e ofereci rapidamente: "Não tenho trocado, mas tenho esse biscoito, quer?" "Quero!" Me deu um sorriso e me disse:"Obrigado, tia! Bom Natal!" "Para você também!", ainda respondi, e fiquei olhando aquela criança se afastar, maltrapilha, amarela e só, em meio a adultos cheios de sacolas e outras crianças gordas e rosadas. Não fiz mais nada, nada mesmo. Fiquei só ali, me sentindo longe e pequena, olhando a criança desaparecer na multidão. Fiquei ali, sentada, parada, e com uma imensa vontade de chorar.  


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